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Gambling Allowed in Bethlehem25 August 2005BETHLEHEM, New Jersey – As reported by the New Jersey Express Times: "After more than four hours of divisive and often emotional public comment, the city planning commission voted Tuesday to reject a law banning gambling from Bethlehem Steel land eyed for a casino. "The unanimous recommendation goes to city council for a vote on the law, which was authored by city Councilmen Gordon Mowrer and Joseph Leeson Jr. Mayor John Callahan, a supporter of slots as an engine for the Steel redevelopment, would have to sign off on the law for it to take effect. "Bethlehem's five planning commissioners looked past the impassioned testimony of dozens of area residents. Instead, they said the proposed law failed to say where slots are appropriate in the city. The law simply banned gambling from the Heavy Industrial and Industrial Redevelopment zoning districts. "…The commission directed the city administration to contract an independent consultant for a comprehensive study on incorporating a slots casino in the city's zoning laws. The study should look at all potential land-use impacts and begin by Dec. 31…" |